Public Finance

Why are so many trapped in poverty, when others are grossly well-off? Why are house prices continuously rising faster than inflation? Why do people so often find themselves in jobs that give them little sense of fulfilment? Why is a multi-national coffee...

Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the United States stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. This stupendous evolution was far from a foregone conclusion at independence. The...

Can we rely on the altruism of professionals or the public service ethos to deliver good quality health and education services? And how should patients, parents, and pupils behave - as grateful recipients or active consumers? This book provides new...

Like other majority Muslim regions of the former Soviet Union, the republic of Dagestan, on Russia's southern frontier, has become contested territory in a hegemonic competition between Moscow and resurgent Islam. In this authoritative book the leading...

This book shows through argument and numerous policy-related examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy...

Fully updated each year,Taxation: Policy and Practice continues to provide coverage of the UK's tax system as it has for 28 years. The most widely used UK University tax textbook! It is an excellent aid to support a first course in tax, or as a...

Fully updated each year, Taxation: Policy and Practice continues to provide coverage of the UK's tax system as it has for 29 years. The most widely used UK University tax textbook! It is an excellent aid to support a first course in tax, or as a...

Health 4.0 is a term that has derived from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), as it pertains to the healthcare industry. This book offers a novel, concise, but at the same time, broad picture of the challenges that the technological...

Now in its third edition, Cost-Benefit Analysis has been updated, offering readers the perfect introduction to project, programme and policy appraisal using basic tools of financial and economic analysis.The key economic questions of any social...

What should be the role of government in society? How should it design its programmes? How should tax systems be designed to promote both efficiency and fairness? Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and new co-author Jay Rosengard bring an unparalleled level...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782970140139Author Marc Laurence RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Arolla PressPublisher Arolla PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but...

'An invaluable primer to some of the underlying tensions behind contemporary political debate' Financial TimesIt has always been an important part of British self-image to see the United Kingdom as an ancient, organic and sensibly managed place, in...

Credit is the lifeblood of capitalism and development. Brazil, Russia, India, and China-also called BRICs-have become important creditors to developing countries. However, how will their loans affect economic development and democracy in recipient...

This comprehensive and popular annually updated textbook provides students of UK taxation with a thorough knowledge of: Income tax, Corporation tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Value added tax. The book provides numerous illustrative examples...

Fully updated each year,Taxation: Policy and Practice continues to provide coverage of the UK's tax system as it has for 27 years. The most widely used UK University tax textbook! It is an excellent aid to support a first course in tax, or as a...

We are well aware of the rise of the 1% as the rapid growth of economic inequality has put the majority of the world's wealth in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-discussed solution to this imbalance is to significantly increase the rate at which...

Issues related to central banks feature regularly in economic news coverage, and in times of economic or financial crisis, especially when a commercial bank is bailed out, they become the focus of the policy debate. But what role do central banks play in...

The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains was initially viewed as a niche space of little interest to mainstream business and finance sectors. With major banks now licensed to provide cryptocurrency custody solutions, and everyone from Facebook...

Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector 3rd edition is a guide for public managers and public management students which combines practical and scholarly knowledge about risk and crisis management together in a single accessible text. In the...

The most up-to-date entry in America's #1 all-time best-selling personal tax guide J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2024: For Preparing Your 2023 Tax Return delivers practical and hands-on guidance for everyday people preparing to file their taxes for the...

A timely and incisive look at austerity measures that succeed-and those that don'tFiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have...

A revealing look at austerity measures that succeed-and those that don'tFiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be...

How to overcome barriers to the long-term investments that are essential for solving the world's biggest problemsThere has never been a greater need for long-term investments to tackle the world's most difficult problems, such as climate change, human...

Why and how systems of political financing and representation in Europe and North America give outsized influence to the wealthy and undermine democracy, and what we can do about it.One person, one vote. In theory, everyone in a democracy has equal power...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615276120Author Jordan Bruce MacLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Integral PublishersPublisher Integral PublishersWeight(grams)...

Why is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus...

From the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man to the Principality of Liechtenstein and the state of Delaware, tax havens offer lower tax rates, less stringent regulations and enforcement, and promises of strict secrecy to individuals and corporations alike...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262018692Author Jean HindriksFormat HardbackPage Count 1016Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1778gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 32mm

The Economics of Public Spending investigates the extent of government involvement in the economy, details its rational, and traces its historical record. The book unites articles previously published in Fiscal Studies, each one addressing a different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226733326Author Jeffrey D. SachsFormat HardbackPage Count 410Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

In fiscal year 1981-82, state and local government spending actually exceeded federal nondefense spending. However, past research in public finance has focused on federal spending and policies and paid little attention to the economic problems of state...

Taxation: Theory and Practice is a core introductory text, providing broad coverage of personal and corporate taxation in the UK, from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. The intricacies of the taxation system are explained in a simple and...

The adjustment problems of public finance in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are often misunderstood and misinterpreted by western scholars. This book contributes to the bridging of the gap between what is being thought by external...

In the late 1980s, New Zealand began the arduous task of reforming the public sector, transforming government departments into privately held, profitable companies. This book examines the commercialization of state trading departments, explores the...

What started as a sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States in 2007 snowballed into global recession and later transformed into an economic crisis, if not a sociopolitical one. This was followed by the euro area debt crisis. While the period 2014-9...

This volume presents the first systematic review of public bank lending in the water sector in the Global South.Many public banks have an explicit mandate to finance public water management, yet despite a resurgence of interest in public banks and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815764250Author Carol O'CleireacainFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815756415Author Michael S. McPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815773979Author Robert D. ReischauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield